The Yobe State Police Command has uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication factory in Potiskum and arrested seven suspects in what it described as a major breakthrough in the fight against crime.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the operation was part of renewed strategies introduced by the Commissioner of Police to tackle criminal activities across the state.
According to the statement, operatives of the Potiskum Area Command, acting on credible intelligence, carried out a coordinated raid on June 2 at a blacksmith workshop located at Tasha Adua along Danchuwa Road in Potiskum, where some individuals were allegedly engaged in the illegal production of Dane guns and other firearms.
During the operation, seven suspects were arrested, while police recovered fabricated pistols, 24 muzzle pipes, nine gun butts, four unserviceable Dane guns, a filing machine and a cutlass.
Abdulkarim said the suspects are undergoing investigation to determine their collaborators, possible buyers and the intended use of the weapons.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin, had directed investigators to intensify efforts to identify other illegal firearms fabrication centres and assess the security threat posed by such activities.
The command urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities, while warning against allowing premises to be used for the manufacture of illegal weapons or other unlawful acts.
